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Computer Pioneer Gordon Bell was born

Computer Pioneer Gordon Bell was born

1934

Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) innovator Gordon Bell is born. In his 23 years at DEC, Bell developed several of the company's most successful minicomputers as well as its well-known VAX machine.

Sputnik 5 launched by USSR

Sputnik 5 launched by USSR

1960

The Soviet spacecraft carried two dogs, Strelka and Belka, who became the first living beings to survive in space.

World’s First Geostationary Satellite was Launched

World’s First Geostationary Satellite was Launched

1964

Syncom 3, a communications satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida. A geostationary satellite is a manmade object that follows the Earth’s rotation around its axis. Because of this, it looks like it is not moving in the sky for observers on Earth. Like all geostationary satellites, Syncom 3 was placed in orbit about 22,00 miles from Earth, above the Equator and near the International Date Line. The 1964 Tokyo Olympics were broadcast to the United States with the help of this satellite.

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